under appraised values by the HML because of lack of comparables.

The information I am looking to obtain is how to gauge demand, pricing per night, locations to choose, and comparable properties so you can compete!

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

They will compare the various contractor bids and make them conform to the consultants prices and time frames, unless the contractor can justify their differences.

I compare the sales price to my offer and try to figure out what, if anything, I could have done to get the property while remaining true to my criteria.

Their lawyer called and said they will withhold rent until a comparable fridge is installed.

To compare Manhattans is 1.3M / Brooklyn is 800K / Queens is 650K / Staten Island is 530K. 

How does that compare to your grades on the other properties?

I was hoping that someone could let me in on a couple things.Like, what makes a basement 'finished' compared to a basement that isn't finished?  

If anything, they could give you a free quote on prices in your rental area for you to compare.